The 12 Surprising Ways VODKA Comes In Handy Around The House

But they were left stunned this week when binmen refused to collect their rubbish – and instead slapped a rejection sticker on the containers. When I peel the sticker away, it has a murky-looking residue of dots, which I assume to be bits of dirt or dead skin. My skin feels softer afterwards, but it’s just too much effort for me. With this, I can see how I’d look if I had too much lip filler. I first try these on just one side of my face to see whether there’s any difference. If you want to see your windows shine, fill up a spray bottle with vodka to spritz on the glass, then scrunch up some newspaper to rub it on the affected area. I apply a few drops of serum to my sagging under-eye area and carefully lie the gel pads on top. If you’re suffering with a cold sore then mix a few drops of peppermint with 1/8 oz of vodka, then dab it onto the affected area. Do this five times a day for four days and the mint will help soothe your discomfort while the alcohol dries out the cold sore. EXPERT VERDICT: There is unlikely to be absorption of collagen through the skin, but the cooling may tighten skin and collagen will give a softening effect.

EXPERT VERDICT: The skin of the lips is very thin and there are no oil glands, so it often needs extra moisturising. The grooves that are starting to form either side of my mouth really bother me! But once it’s peeled off, my mouth looks smoother and feels beautifully moisturised. A Face-shaped paper mask impregnated with coconut oil, with cut-out slots for eyes, nose and mouth. L-shaped sticker impregnated with ginseng stem cell extract, a chemical to relax facial muscles, as well as a protein derived from carrots that locks in moisture. Today, stickers impregnated with active skincare ingredients are an increasingly popular way to ensure that vitamins and minerals are absorbed into the skin. EXPERT VERDICT: These appear to have an exfoliating effect and are manually unclogging pores. If you don’t have any mouthwash, whip up a home-made version using vodka. EXPERT VERDICT: In my opinion, there is little point in using gold with the hope of stimulating collagen deposition.

The mask contains gold, plant collagen and rose water, as well as Irish moss and rose oils. Collar-shaped, slimy, white mask, which is enriched with collagen and the antioxidant Q10. EXPERT VERDICT: Coconut oil contains numerous antioxidant molecules and has anti-fungal effects, though I am not sure how effective these can be after just a few minutes on the skin. Tipping a little vodka into your flower vase instead of your glass can help blooms last longer. They’re likely to have benefits, and the gel pads may help absorption. Or if there is an old lager bottle even when you clean them out you end up with residue, and when you have cooked a chicken what am I supposed to do to clean the tin foil? It’s such a good ‘stick’ that you could even wear them for a brisk dog walk — as long as you have a low embarrassment threshold. We even recycle our tin foil and that is why I asked for two blue bins. But the local council is standing firm and spokesman for Stafford Borough Council said: ‘Residents shouldn’t use liners in their blue recycling bins. When a lorryload of recycling arrives at the processing facility, the whole load could be rejected and sent to landfill or incineration if it contains recycling inside bags, known as ‘bagged waste’.

Expert Home Tips has compiled a list of surprising ways the spirit can help with a whole range of household tasks – from keeping flowers fresher for longer to giving glass a sparkling finish. There is a faint tingling feeling, and when I peel away the pads, my skin looks tighter and fresher. And yes, the skin around my eyes looks softer. The skin around the eyes is up to ten times thinner than the skin on the face and these apparently increase the moisture saturation level by up to 92 per cent. Peel patch from backing paper, then, with one hand, hold skin taut on frown line area, while placing the centre of the patch over frown lines and flattening the long ends above eyebrows. A pale pink gel patch that looks like a large, flat jelly sweet, this contains cherry extract, witch hazel and liquorice and promises to remove dead skin and hydrate lips.

The patch contains moisturising glycerin. Does your beauty routine consist of rubbing on a moisturising cream and slicking on some lip balm? I need less lip balm than usual during the day. If you’ve been walking all day and realise your shoes aren’t as fresh-smelling as they were that morning, crack open the vodka bottle. When we came home on the last collection day there was a big rejection sticker on the bin and they had refused to empty it because there was a liner in the bin. Mr and Mrs Davies came up with the hygienic idea after complaining about the odour coming from discarded yogurt pots and tin foil in their two wheelie-bins. To use, you cleanse your skin, apply the mask and wear it for at least 30 minutes, ideally two to three times a week. Mix one cup of vodka with 9 tablespoons of cinnamon and keep it in a sealed, air-tight container for two weeks. If your garden is becoming overgrown with weeds, Expert Home Tips recommends mixing together one cup of vodka and six cups of water with a dash of washing up liquid in a spray bottle.